Camden County College Joins Transfer Pathways Program
Blackwood, N.J. - The presidents of 乐播传媒 University and Camden County College today announced their support for a dual admission and transfer partnership agreement that will help students make a smooth transition from the two-year college to 乐播传媒鈥檚 bachelor鈥檚 degree program.
The Transfer Pathways agreement builds a strong relationship between 乐播传媒 and
Camden County College by offering multiple opportunities for students to affordably
pursue associate and bachelor鈥檚 degrees at the two institutions of higher education.
Camden County College President Donald Borden said the agreement is a benefit to students both financially and academically.
鈥淐amden County College has the lowest tuition in the Delaware Valley, and among the most expanded articulation agreements with schools such as 乐播传媒 University,鈥 Borden said. 鈥淲e offer our students a quality education at an affordable rate and make it easy for them to transfer to the school of their choice to meet their educational goals.鈥
乐播传媒 President Harvey Kesselman said he is excited to provide Camden County College students a new opportunity to earn a bachelor鈥檚 degree and take advantage of 乐播传媒 resources while at the community college.
"The number of students from Camden County who attend 乐播传媒 has been growing,鈥 Kesselman said. 鈥淭his agreement will help support students as they begin their degree at Camden County College, and also provides the assurance that they can have a smooth pathway to a bachelor鈥檚 degree at 乐播传媒,鈥 Kesselman said. 鈥淲e look forward to participating in their success.鈥
The terms of the agreement include:
- Students who are denied direct admission to 乐播传媒 as a freshman applicant can receive conditional dual admission in partnership with Camden County College.
- Students will attend classes at CCC but will also have access to campus activities and student groups at 乐播传媒 using a special 乐播传媒 Identification Card from 乐播传媒鈥檚 Transfer Pathways program. Students are also eligible to apply for housing on 乐播传媒鈥檚 campus, space permitting.
- Students already enrolled at Camden County College can apply for conditional acceptance to 乐播传媒 while working towards their associate degree, and be assured of acceptance prior to the term in which they are ready to transfer.
- Students who successfully complete their associate degree at CCC can automatically transfer to 乐播传媒 with junior standing. Application fees to 乐播传媒 will be waived for eligible students.
- Students who complete at least 36 credits at Camden County College and a total of 64 credits between the county college and the four-year institution, are eligible to receive a retroactive associate degree from CCC. 乐播传媒 and CCC will co-host 鈥渞everse transfer鈥 information sessions for students.
- 乐播传媒 and CCC will develop specific program-to-program articulation agreements for high-demand majors to facilitate the quality and ease of transfer.
- Students will receive joint advising from 乐播传媒 and CCC and a 乐播传媒 advisor will have office space and a regular schedule at CCC.
- Students will be eligible for financial aid from whichever institution they are attending. 乐播传媒 will provide five one-year scholarships of $2,000 per year to CCC graduates whose admission to 乐播传媒 is covered by the agreement.
- 乐播传媒 and CCC will establish an advisory committee to ensure best practices in recruitment, enrollment management, academic and student services, information technology, marketing and facilities use.
乐播传媒 already has similar agreements with Atlantic Cape Community College, Brookdale Community College, Cumberland County College, Mercer County Community College, Ocean County College, Rowan College at Gloucester County and Salem Community College and is pursuing additional partnerships with other community colleges in the state.
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